Mississippi Business Journal » Severstal http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Silicor future uncertain as deadline passes http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/02/silicor-future-uncertain-as-deadline-passes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silicor-future-uncertain-as-deadline-passes http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/02/silicor-future-uncertain-as-deadline-passes/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:28:44 +0000 Ross Reily http://msbusiness.com/?p=67511 COLUMBUS — Solar silicon maker Silicor Materials has missed another deadline. The company failed to put up $150,000 in escrow money to show good faith and seal a deal that would have meant hundreds of new jobs to Lowndes County. The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors in December agreed to extend the start date for [...]

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